Liwan bemoans poor state of schools in Belaga
Ancient wooden school blocks of SK Long Segaham in Belaga which are
still in use though they should have long been replaced by more
conducive and safer buildings.
KUCHING: Primary schools in Belaga need upgrading while SMK Bakun is in urgent need of science laboratory apparatus for pupils in the Science stream.
This was disclosed by Belaga assemblyman Liwan Lagang, who said 13 primary schools in Belaga district had remained the same for the last 40 years.
“When I was a student, these schools were already like this. When I became a teacher, they remained the same. Now I am an elected representative, they remain unchanged, except becoming more torn and dilapidated.
“Nothing has been done to upgrade them for the last 40 years. I hope in this coming budget, more funds will be allocated to upgrade these rural schools,” Liwan told The Borneo Post yesterday.
He said when former prime minister Tun Abdullah Badawi visited Sarawak, there were already promises to overhaul rural schools in Sarawak but until now, nothing had been done to improve these rural schools.
“Even for SMK Bakun which is the only secondary school catering for the students of Sungai Asap and nearby areas of Murum, Linau and Urum, there is not enough Science equipment or apparatus in the school laboratory to expand Science stream class for Form Four and Form Five students. This has been lacking since 2012 when the school started to operate.”
According to him, there are more than 1,300 students at SMK Bakun which serves Sungai Asap community as well as those within the vicinity, which have a total population of more than 12,000.
He said it has been the wish of the community to have more of their children take up Science subjects. Apart from Science laboratory equipment, the school is also in need of an additional classroom block for the growing number of students.
“The school also needs a field track and a multi-purpose court for its students. At the moment, these sport facilities are lacking.”
Apart from SMK Bakun, there are two primary schools in Sg Asap, namely SK Batu Keling and SK Long Gang. Like SMK Bakun, these two primary schools are facing the grave problem of insufficient teachers’ quarters.
“Teachers’ quarters for these three schools are inadequate. Teachers have to be put up at longhouses. Such an arrangement is inconvenient for those with families and also for Muslim teachers.”
Liwan, who is also Culture and Heritage Assistant Minister, said when Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi visited Sg Asap recently, the latter promised to equip the Science laboratory with necessary apparatus next year.
On the request for teachers’ quarters, Ahmad Zahid, however, said the funding would only be under the next Malaysia Plan.
“But as the elected representative of Belaga, I ask the Education Ministry to reconsider the needs of our students and teachers. Our rural people have always been strong supporters of BN. We should not short change them of something so basic as adequate educational facilities.
“I suggest the Education Ministry organise a team here to just take a look at our schools in Belaga so that they will know how bad the situation is for us here,” said Liwan.
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/10/22/liwan-bemoans-poor-state-of-schools-in-belaga/#ixzz3pHLtQmxC
My comments:
I must say that the BN political thugs should be condemned for their 'tidak apa' mentality and attitudes towards the deplorable situations faced by the students and teachers teaching there.
Our state and national representatives from Sarawak should be the ones to be cursed and condemned for not having any sense of urgency. They have not done enough and put in enough effort to push and set dateline and deadline for the promises to be materialised.
Besides the ex-CM Taib Mahmud did not step forward to question when the promises from the imperial Federal government failed to realise in time.
Moreover, the BN political thugs never care to work in unison / accord and help each other to check and see. They only care about their own self interests and guard for their positions. What we see now is the results of long years' negligence and light-hearted towards the distress of the poor people who have 100% trust in their leaders. They have been betrayed again and again being so assly-minded, too.
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